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Bomb Threats to Schools in Delaware and Virginia

Don Rush

There were two bomb threats made against two public schools in Sussex County yesterday.

Around 9:35 a.m. the Shields Elementary School in Lewes received a call from an unknown male.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the school was evacuated and then searched but nothing suspicious was found.

Then, at around 9:45 a.m. the John M. Clayton Elementary School in Frankford got an automated call.

The paper reports that the caller said there was someone in the parking lot with an explosive.

The school was evacuated but again nothing was found.

This marks the fifth bomb threat in the Indian River School District and the fourth in the Cape Henlopen School District.

Virginia

Meanwhile, there was also bomb threats in Accomack County.

The Chincoteague Elementary School got a call at around 9:38 a.m.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that no students were in the building because it was a teacher work day.

No bomb was discovered.

And, Northampton County’s school superintendent closed schools early because of a bomb threat.

Again, no device was found. 

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.